Cyberattacks aren’t new, but the cyber threat landscape is constantly evolving.The latest IBM Cost of a Data Breach report revealed the most common initial attack vectors are compromised credentials at 19%, phishing at 16%, and cloud misconfigu

What businesses need to know about assessing third-party risk

Sep 7th, 2022 18m 7s

Businesses today are more and more aware that they need to know the risks they are inheriting from their third-party vendors. And they must determine which of those risks warrant mitigation in some real way.On this episode of IT Availability No

What are cloud containers, and how should businesses use and secure them?

Aug 24th, 2022 13m 5s

Container adoption has been increasing for years, and the trend is expected to continue. Gartner forecasts that 70% of businesses will run containerized applications by 2023 and 90% will do so by 2026. Yet, while organizations constantly throw

What is the cyber kill chain and how can it keep your business secure?

Aug 10th, 2022 17m 38s

The mounting threat of ransomware – a 13% increase in attacks year over year, per Verizon’s 2022 Data Breach Investigation’s Report – has organizations taking a closer look at the cyber kill chain. But what exactly is the cyber kill chain and h

What to consider when developing a multi-cloud strategy

Jul 27th, 2022 15m 18s

Multi-cloud remains the “de facto standard” among enterprises, according to Flexera’s 2022 State of the Cloud Report, with 89% of businesses taking this approach. Yet, while many companies would love to follow suit, they don’t know where to sta

How to build a cloud culture and other frequently asked cloud questions

Jul 13th, 2022 14m 37s

Sixty-three percent of businesses are now considered heavy cloud users, running over 25% of their workloads in the cloud. Yet, as companies become further immersed in the cloud, there’s still a lot they don’t know.On this episode of IT Availabi

The promise and limitations of AI in cybersecurity

Jun 22nd, 2022 13m 44s

Cyberattacks continue to grow in size and scope, and global cybercrime costs are projected to hit $10.5 trillion by 2025.On this episode of IT Availability Now, host Servaas Verbiest and guest Rob Corso, Security Consulting Solutions Principal

How 5G will impact business’ security and data storage

Jun 8th, 2022 16m 19s

Most people think about 5G as the thing that powers their cell phone. But it's so much more.On this episode of IT Availability Now, host Servaas Verbiest and guest Leon Godwin, Principal Cloud Evangelist at Sungard AS, converse about 5G and its

How U.S. critical infrastructure can address cybersecurity concerns

May 18th, 2022 14m 36s

The mounting fear of cyberattacks against U.S. critical infrastructure has sparked action from the federal government, including imploring these organizations to shore up their cyber defenses and implementing new reporting requirements. On this

How business continuity planning has evolved

May 4th, 2022 15m 2s

Business continuity (BC) has become a pressing concern for organizations worldwide largely because of events like the Covid-19, the global supply chain crisis, rapid rise of ransomware and the Russia-Ukraine war. Unfortunately, many businesses

How to take control of growing cloud costs

Apr 20th, 2022 12m 12s

Many organizations already struggle to control their growing cloud costs. This will only get more difficult as cloud consumption increases. On this episode of IT Availability Now, host Servaas Verbiest and guest Erik Krogstad, Principal Cloud A

Sungard AS X Alert Logic: How to secure a hybrid cloud infrastructure

Apr 6th, 2022 13m 58s

On this episode of IT Availability Now, host Servaas Verbiest and guest Shannon Davis, Global Director of Partner Readiness at Alert Logic have a spirited discussion about a rather timely matter: hybrid cloud transformation and the security ski

Blockchains network resilience: How to safeguard platforms hosting cryptocurrency

Mar 23rd, 2022 12m 23s

Servaas Verbiest, Lead Cloud Evangelist at Sungard AS, makes his debut as the new host of IT Availability Now. The topic of his first show: blockchain network resilience.Joined by Matthew Parsons, Director of Network and Security Product Manage

Why more organizations are choosing a multi-cloud strategy

Mar 9th, 2022 16m 4s

While 92% of organizations have adopted multi-cloud, per Flexera’s 2021 State of the Cloud Report, there’s a strong likelihood many aren’t optimizing this cloud strategy.In this episode of IT Availability Now, Leon Godwin, Principal Cloud Evang

What does the future of business resilience look like?

Feb 23rd, 2022 17m 27s

Organizations with more developed resilience capabilities are growing 2.5 times faster than their competitors, according to a recent Forrester Report. Yet, with business resilience becoming more invaluable, businesses must now reevaluate who is

How the increase of freelancers will impact businesses

Feb 9th, 2022 13m 10s

There were 57 million freelance workers in 2019. According to fresh research from UpWork, there could soon be as many as 70 million. For the many companies that utilize freelance workers, this sudden surge could present a plethora of unanticipa

How to build security into your hybrid cloud strategy

Jan 26th, 2022 16m 46s

According to Flexera’s 2021 State of the Cloud Report, 80% of businesses have a hybrid cloud strategy. However, whether these environments are sufficiently protected is a different story. Hybrid cloud solutions may allow for more customization,

IT Trends in 2022: What Businesses Can Expect in the Coming Year

Jan 12th, 2022 12m 21s

Organizations faced many challenges in 2021, adapting to everything from a growing hybrid workforce to a mass exodus to the cloud. The year ahead is expected to bring even more changes that will impact how businesses function, and they must be

Lessons from the AWS outage: What businesses can do to mitigate similar disruptions

Dec 29th, 2021 10m 8s

The recent AWS outage put the risk of outages into perspective, showing that no provider is immune to potential disruptions and highlighting the need for organizations to be prepared.In this episode of IT Availability Now, Servaas Verbiest, Lea

Pen testing adventures: How I sounded the alarm at a major supermarket chain

Dec 15th, 2021 12m 52s

Asher de Metz has broken into countless high-security offices and hacked their networks while performing penetration tests as a Security Consulting Senior Manager at Sungard Availability Services (Sungard AS). Earlier this year, Asher shared on

How the global chip shortage is shifting IT models

Dec 1st, 2021 12m 8s

The global silicon chip shortage is creating major problems for organizations worldwide. Regrettably, we fear this is only the beginning.In this episode of IT Availability Now, Servaas Verbiest, Lead Cloud Evangelist at Sungard Availability Ser

Why frequently conducting a business impact analysis makes you more resilient

Nov 10th, 2021 16m 59s

Despite recognizing the value of performing a business impact analysis (BIA) before developing a full business continuity (BC) plan, most organizations don’t carry out BIAs with any regularity. In this episode of IT Availability Now, Jon Murry,

When to choose private cloud over public cloud

Oct 27th, 2021 14m 39s

Cloud solutions aren’t one size fits all. Unfortunately, too many organizations turn to a private or public cloud without fully considering their overall business goals, resulting in missed opportunities and unrealized value on their investment

Sungard AS X Alert Logic: Partnering to combat the rising threat of ransomware

Oct 8th, 2021 10m 30s

There were more ransomware attacks in the first half of 2021 than in all of 2020, and attacks are up 185% year over year in the U.S. alone, per recent research.To make matters worse, not only is the upsurge in ransomware attacks likely to conti

How to properly secure your hybrid workforce

Sep 29th, 2021 8m 29s

While 75% of companies are currently utilizing a hybrid work model, doubts about security remain a legitimate concern.Only one in five businesses are very confident their infrastructure security can support prolonged remote work, and under 8% a